Despite\nPresident Joe Biden\u2019s efforts to weaken our borders through countless executive\norders and proclamations, U.S. Border Patrol agents have remained vigilant in securing\nour southern border. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week was no different when Border Patrol agents, with the help of local law enforcement, arrested more than 300 unlawful migrants<\/a> over just a three-day period in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector. The first set of apprehensions began when Border Patrol and the Star County Sheriff\u2019s Office discovered a residence that was housing dozens of illegal aliens. Another set of arrests occurred when the Roma Police Department stopped a vehicle that left a property suspected of housing unlawful migrants. One vehicle pursuit conducted by Border Patrol led to the capture of 10 more aliens. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nlargest and quickest set of apprehensions occurred at the McAllen Station.\nAgents apprehended 166 aliens comprised mainly of family units and\nunaccompanied alien children (UAC). Another 87, also migrants of mostly\nfamilies and UACs turned themselves in to authorities immediately after the\ninitial raid. Both sets of arrests occurred within an hour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n While this spate of apprehensions demonstrates Border Patrol\u2019s tenacity to catch and remove immigration lawbreakers, it should also cause concern. About 296,259 arrests were made at the Southwest Border in just the first four months of Fiscal Year (FY) 2021<\/a>. This number is more than half of the total apprehensions made in FY 2020, which amounted to 458,088. Considering that the \u201cbusy season\u201d for apprehensions has yet to occur, FY 2021 looks primed to break records in regard to illegal border crossings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n